Churn



May 22, 19213.

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THOlVIAS J'. SEARCY, UF ELDGRD SPRNGS, BHISSOUR.

CHURN.

Application filed May 19, 1922. Serial. No. 552,144.

To lLZ? 107mm 275' muy Concern.'

Be it known that l, Trionas il. Smeer, a citizen of 'the United States, residi at Eldorado Springs, in the county of Cedar and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful improvements in a Chur-n, of which the following is a` specification.

The present invention relates to a churn and has for its principal object to provide a rocking cradle for a churn tank so Athat the contents thereof may be agitated in an easy and efficient manner.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a novelly constructed cradle having etiicient means for supporting` and holding the churn tank.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a comparatively inexpensive structure which will be durable, reliable in operation, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

Vith the above and numerous other` objects in view as will appear as the description progresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the churn embodying my invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan thereof,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section taken therethrough,

Figure 11 is a transverse vertical section taken therethrough,

Figure 5 isl a detailed perspective of one of the journal brackets, and i Figure 6 is a detailed perspective of one of the cross beams of the main supporting frame.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the supporting frame includes the two parallel spaced beams 1 formed preferably of angle iron and connected at their ends by the cross beams 2 which are provided with right angularly extending lip terminals 3 that are adapted to be bolted or otherwise fixed to the inner ends of the beams 1. rlhis frame formed of the beams 1 and 2 is supported upon the four legs 4L which terminate at their bottom in angularly extending feet 5 and are braced intermediate their ends-by the longitudinally extending brace rod 6 and the transversely eX- tending brace rods 5.

The cradle consists of two parallel spaced bars T which terminate in curved ends 8 and 9, the ends 9 being substantially longer than the ends 8. rlhese bars 'l' are supported on the cross beams 10 which in turn are supported on circular rods 11 which form trunnions at their ends for the cradle. ln the present modification there are four hanger rods 12 used, two on each side of the cradle, which are provided with apertured ends for receiving the ends of the trunnion rods 11 and the bolts 18 which pass through the beams 1 and the journal brackets lil which are riveted to the beams 1 having the angu larly extending lips 15 for this purpose. The lower ends of the hanger rods 12 have situated thereon auxiliary members 17 including lips 18 and 19. The lips 18 are fixed rigidly to the rods 12 adjacent their lower ends while the lips 19 receive the ends of the trunnion rods 11.

rllhe churn tank 20 is provided with curved ends 21 and a removable cover 22 at its top. A. handle 23 is situated centrally on the curved end 21 while a handle 24 is situated on the opposite curved end adjacent the top thereof. The handle is situated adjacent the curved ends 8 while the handle 24 is situated adjacent the curved ends 9 of the bars 7 forming the cradle for the tank. The end 21 adjacent the curved ends 8 of the bars 7 is adapted to be removed first from the cradle as will be quite evident from an inspection of the drawing. This tank 2O is ield firmly within the cradle by a strap 26 one end of which is engaged with a loop 27 supported on an end of the cross strips 28 carried by the curved ends 8 of the bars 7 .vhile the other end thereof is engaged by the bolt. 29 held in engagement with the cross piece 8O by a nut. rihe side of the tank 2O carries by a projection 82 over which this strap passes as is indicated to advantage in dotted lines in Figure 8.

Although l'have described my invention with some degree of particularity, it is to be understood thatthe present modification has only been shown by way of example and numerous changes may be resorted to in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Having thus described my invention what l claim as new is 1. In combination, a frame, legs for supporting said frame, a plurality lof rocker arms supported on said frame, trunnion rods in the ends of said arms, a pairI of cradle rods extending in parallel spaced relation With each other and provided With upvvardly curved ends, a churn tank having curved ends situated in said cradle rods, the curved ends on the cradle rods being greater in length at one end than at the other so as to prevent the adjacent end of the churn tank from being lifted, and means for. securing the churn tank to the cradle rods.

2. In combination, a frame, legs for supf porting said frame, plurality of rocker arms supported on said frame, trunnion rods in the ends of said arms, a pairl of cradle rods extending in parallel spaced relation with each other and provided With upwardly curved ends, .a churn tank having curved ends situated in said cradle rods, the curved ends on the cradle rods being greater in length at one end than at the other so as to prevent the'adjacent end of the churn tank from being lifted, a projection extending from the side of the churn tank, a strap fixed to one end of the cradle rods, and means on the other end of the strap for detaohably engaging the other end of the last mentioned cradle rod, said strap passing over the projection on said churn tank.

3. ln combination, a frame, a cradle rockably mounted in said frame and constructed With curved ends, one end thereof being greater in length than the other, a churn tank having curved ends situated in said cradle and means for holding the tank in the cradle. i

In testimony whereof 1 affix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

THOMAS J. SEARCY.

Witnesses r ANDREW W. HORN, JOHN H. WINTER. 

